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Pittston Area saw both Jordan Black and Pat Mitchell hit double digits as they went on to defeat rivals, Wyoming Area, 54-42 in boys basketball action on Friday night.Black hit seven field goals en route to scoring 18 points while Mitchell finished with 14 points during the game.Tony Saitta scored 16 points and Kyre Zielinski added 12 to lead the Warriors.Tunkhannock 60, Elk Lake 59Three players scored in double figures at the Tigers edged Elk Lake.Sean Harder had 18 points, Tony Maloney scored 15 points and Evan Turner finished with 13 points.Harder was 6 for 6 from the foul line and the Tigers were 14 for 16 from the line.Bailey Newhart scored 24 points on 11 field goals to lead Elk Lake.Wyoming Seminary 43, Dallas 42Patrick Ganter was 5 for 6 on free throws and finished with 17 points as he led Wyoming Seminary to a narrow victory over visitng Dallas.Nanticoke 57, West Scranton 32Luke Butczynski was the lone Nanticoke player to reach double digits, but his 19 points helped the Trojans defeat West Scranton at home.Brent Piontkowski and Scott Stout each scored nine points for the Trojans.Coughlin 52, Northwest 32Coughlin scored 22 points in the first quarter to jump out to a 13-point lead as they went on to top Northwest by 30 points. Devin Rajza scored 18 points to lead the Crusaders and Eli McAllister pitched in with 10 to further the cause.Northwest was 8 for 10 from the free-throw line.Holidaysburg 62, Berwick 44Despite scoring 44 points, Berwick was topped by Holidaysburg while playing in a tournament in Florida.Tyler Evans finished with 18 points for Berwick.GIRLS BASKETBALLGAR 42, Coughlin 27Marie Skrepenak scored 14 points on the night while Khira Cook tallied another 10 to help GAR defeat Coughlin.The Crusaders were led by Savanah Robinson who finished the game with 13 total points.Dallas 61, Wyoming Area 56In a game played on Thursday, Maddie Kelley scored 21 points, Sara LoJewski added 18 points and Nikki Wren chipped in with 15 points to lead Dallas past Wyoming Area.Sarah Holweg and Rachel Solano led the way for the Warriors, scoring 13 and 10 points respectively.H.S. FOOTBALLPIAA Class AAA FinalImhotep Charter 40, Erie Cathedral Prep 3HERSHEY &#8212; Mike Waters rushed for 201 yards and Aamir Brown scored a pair of second-half touchdowns as Philadelphia&#8217;s Imhotep Charter completed an undefeated season Friday with a 40-3 win over Erie Cathedral Prep in the PIAA Class AAA final.Waters scored on touchdown runs of 62, 3 and 53 yards as Imhotep Charter built a commanding 20-3 lead at halftime. The Panthers denied its first victory at Hersheypark Stadium by South Fayette in the 2013 Class AA final, totaled 383 rushing yards on 41 carries.Isheem Young chipped in 99 rushing yards and posted Imhotep Charter&#8217;s first score. It was the beginning of 40 unanswered points for the District 12 champs.Brown&#8217;s 13-yard touchdown run and 41-yard reception from quarterback Nasir Boykin extended Imhotep Charter&#8217;s lead to 34-3 through three quarters.COLLEGE SPORTSWOMENS SOCCERMisericordia soccer standout Maureen Ciccosanti has been named to the 2015 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar All-East Region team.A senior goalkeeper, Ciccosanti was named to the NSCAA third-team. She maintains a 3.86 grade point average as a fourth-year student in Misericordia&#8217;s physical therapy doctoral program.Ciccosanti was also a third-team NSCAA All-Region selection. She started all 21 games for the Cougars and had two shutouts with a 79.2 save percentage and just 0.83 goals per game.BOYS BASKETBALLPittston Area 54, Wyoming Area 42PIT (54) &#8212; Dylan Osticco 1 1-2 3, Matt Ambrose 0 0-2 0, Jordan Black 7 2-8 18, Colin Smith 0 0-0 0, Chris Klein 2 2-2 7, Jalen Williams 0 0-0 0, Jim Pliska 1 0-0 2, Mike Mazurkivich 0 0-0 0, Pat Mitchell 6 2-5 14, Naseem Guillauame 0 0-0 0, Alex McAndrew 3 2-4 10. Totals 20 9-23 54.WA (42) &#8212; Anthony Nardell 0 0-0 0, Kyre Zielinski 4 4-4 12, Tony Saitta 5 3-6 16, Matt Wright 0 0-0 0, Sam Greenfield 3 2-4 8, Anthony Shaver 0 0-0 0, Kyle Musto 0 0-0 0, Mike Bonita 2 2-4 6. Totals 14 11-18 42.Pittston Area`8`19`13`14`&#8212;`54Wyoming Area`11`9`11`11`&#8212;`42Three-point goals &#8212; PIT 3 (Klien 1, McAndrew 2); WA 3 (Saitta 3).Tunkhannock 60, Elk Lake 59ELK (59) &#8212; Bailey Newhart 11 0-1 24, Seth Tewksbury 5 1-2 11, Rierdan Reyan 0 0-0 0, Ben Wodlcock 1 0-0 3, Cole Tyler 1 1-2 4, Hunter Watkins 7 0-1 15, JJ Heft 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 2-6 59.TUNK (60) &#8212; Avery Newhart 2 0-0 5, Sean Harder 6 6-6 18, Ethan Hoefert 1 0-0 2, Tyler Faux 0 0-0 0, Tony Maloney 6 3-4 15, Matt Goodwin 1 0-0 3, Avery Billings 0 0-0 0, Evan Turner 6 1-2 13, AC Macko 0 4-4 4. Totals 22 14-16 60.Elk Lake`20`11`16`12`&#8212;`59Tunkhannock`15`13`20`12`&#8212;`60Three-point goals &#8212; ELK 5 (Newhart 2, Wodlcock 1, Tyler 1, Watkins 1); TUNK 2 (Newhart 1, Goodwin 1).Wyoming Seminary 43, Dallas 42DAL (42) &#8212; Ben O&#8217;Connell 0 0-0 0, Collin Pertl 0 0-0 0, Nick Kocher 2 0-0 4, Dalton Gattuso 1 0-0 2, Tanner Gattuso 2 0-0 4, Ray Ostroski 0 0-0 0, Spencer Bowanko 1 0-0 3, Ben Donahue 4 0-0 10, Alex Charlton 0 0-0 0, Jay Bittner 3 0-0 6, Joey Parsons 5 0-1 11, Ethan Szczeneinski 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 0-1 42.WS (43) &#8212; Tyler Maddock 1 0-0 3, Noah Munley 1 0-0 2, Ryan Anderson 0 0-0 0, Nicholas Bufalino 0 0-0 0, Patrick Ganter 5 5-6 17, Sami Singh 0 0-0 0, Marshall Burris 1 2-2 5, Sam Sweitzer 0 0-0 0, Jake Ridilla 0 0-0 0, Johnny Kehl 1 0-0 2, Nicholas Ganter 0 2-2 2, Jeff Bevacqua 5 2-2 12. Totals 14 11-12 43.Dallas`12`6`15`9`&#8212;`42Wyoming Seminary`9`10`12`12`&#8212;`43Three-point goals &#8212; DAL 4 (Bowanko 1, Donahue 2, Parsons 1); WS 4 (Maddock 1, P. Ganter 2, Burris 1).Coughlin 52, Northwest 32CGH (52) &#8212; Eli McAllister 3 4-4 10, Jose Rivera 3 0-0 8, Devin Rajza 6 2-4 18, Nick Cerep 2 0-0 4, Melvin Robinson 1 0-4 2, Charles Cobbs 1 2-4 5, Auhmmer Mims 0 0-0 0, Christian Jeremiah 0 0-2 0, Dante Allen 0 0-0 0, Immanuel Adams 0 0-0 0, Aaron Bennett 0 0-0 0, Thomas Davis 1 2-2 5, Idris Hollis 0 0-0 0, Jesus Perdoma 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 10-20 52.NW (32) &#8212; Tyler Stevens 1 1-2 4, Neno Agnello 1 0-0 2, Sam Saxe 4 0-0 11, Caleb Diltz 0 2-2 2, Jaxson Yaple 1 2-2 4, Nick Levandowski 2 2-2 6, Jesse Tarnowski 0 0-0 0, Mitchell Mazonkey 1 1-2 3. Totals 10 8-10 32.Coughlin`22`4`13`13`&#8212;`52Northwest`9`4`7`11`&#8212;`32Three-point goals &#8212; CGH 8 (Rivera 2, Rajza 4, Cobbs 1, Davis 1); NW 4 (Stevens 1, Saxe 3).Holidaysburg 62, Berwick 44BERWICK (44) &#8212; Max Melito 2 2-2 6, Ken Marshman 2 0-0 7, Justin Groshek 0 2-2 2, Tyler Evans 5 6-10 18, Jude Goodard 3 0-0 6, Kyle McMillian 0 1-2 5, Kyle Pierce 0 0-1 0. Totals 12 11-17 44.HLDY (62) &#8212; Max Sheetz 2 2-2 6, Ryan Adams 11 0-1 24, Zach Vidnya 1 0-0 2, Aaron Miller 0 0-1 1, Cameron Edgall 2 0-0 4, Dommie Frincella 1 0-0 2, David Snyder 0 1-2 1, Jacob Hopsopple 9 1-2 20, Casey Ottaway 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 4-8 62.Berwick`8`13`10`13`&#8212;`44Holidaysburg`20`9`22`11`&#8212;`62Three-point goals &#8212; BER 2 (Evans 2) HLDY 3 (Adams 2, Hopsopple 1).GIRLS BASKETBALLGAR 42, Coughlin 27GAR (42) &#8212; Aaliyah Braham 0 0-0 0, Marie Skrepenak 4 2-7 14, Shealynn Taylor 3 1-3 7, Lindsey Quinn 2 0-0 4, Khira Cook 4 0-2 10, Alexis Whiting 1 2-2 5, Cheyanne Taylor 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 5-14 42.CGH (27) &#8212; Emily Cicon 3 1-2 8, Savannah Robinson 4 3-4 13, Claire Curtis 1 1-2 3, Victoria Phillips 0 1-2 1, Niasha Sherry 1 0-1 2. Totals 9 6-11 27.GAR`11`13`2`16`&#8212;`42Coughlin`7`7`7`6`&#8212;`27Three-point goals &#8212; GAR 3 (Cook 2, Whiting 1); CGH 3 (Cicon 1, Robinson 2).From ThursdayMeyers 54, Tunkhannock 50TUNK (50) &#8212; Sydney Faux 0 2-2 2, Kelly Barber 1 0-0 2, Josie Frisco 3 0-1 6, Megan Manglaviti 1 1-2 3, Amanda Hardy 3 3-4 9, Hope Jones 1 0-0 2, Christine Rossi 8 7-9 24, Abby Ritz 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 13-18 50.MEY (54) &#8212; Erin Morris 6 0-0 15, Amanda Gray 1 0-0 2, Tiffany Muniz 5 0-0 12, Bella Skaff 2 4-7 8, Alaena Lloyd 2 1-2 5, Giana Skaff 5 1-4 11, Cameron Daughtry 0 1-2 1. Totals 21 7-15 59.Tunkhannock`6`12`16`16`&#8212;`50Meyers`20`8`17`9`&#8212;`54Three-point goals &#8212; TUNK 1 (Rossi 1); MEY 5 (Morris 3, Muniz 2).Dallas 61, Wyoming Area 56DAL (61) &#8212; Maddie Kelley 8 5-5 21, Courtney Hoats 0 3-4 3, Sara LoJewski 7 1-3 18, Leah Gorr 0 0-0 0, Saba Kendra 2 0-0 4, Nikki Wren 5 5-8 15, Gianna Centrella 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 11-20 61.WA (56) &#8212; Jalen Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Aleah Kranson 1 1-1 3, Rachel Solano 3 1-2 10, Sarah Holweg 5 0-0 13, Lydia Edwards 2 0-0 5, Jessica Sorick 2 0-0 4, Katie Wolfgang 2 4-4 8, Addison Orzel 4 0-1 8, Kristi Skok 1 0-0 3, Nicole Wright 1 0-2 2. Totals 21 6-10 56.Dallas`13`20`14`14`&#8212;`61Wyoming Area`17`16`12`11`&#8212;`56Three-point goals &#8212; DAL 3 (Kelley 1, LoJewski 2); WA 8 (Solano 3, Holweg 3, Edwards 1, Skok 1).<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Pittston Area&#8217;s Pat Mitchell, center, looks to get rid of the ball as game most valuable players Jordan Black, left, and Wyoming Area&#8217;s Kyre Zielinski move in on the play in the 11th annual Eugene DeMinico II Memorial Basketball Game in Exeter on Friday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Pittston-WyomingBB_2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Pittston Area&#8217;s Pat Mitchell, center, looks to get rid of the ball as game most valuable players Jordan Black, left, and Wyoming Area&#8217;s Kyre Zielinski move in on the play in the 11th annual Eugene DeMinico II Memorial Basketball Game in Exeter on Friday night. </caption0><photoCredit0>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_TTL121915GBBCoughlin3.jpg">
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<div class="neCaption">G.A.R.&#x2019;s Marie Skrepenak, 40, goes for a layup against Coughlin on Friday. 12/18/15. Sean McKeag | Times Leader</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_TTL121915GBBCoughlin1.jpg</photo3><caption3>G.A.R.&#x2019;s Marie Skrepenak, 40, goes for a layup against Coughlin on Friday. 12/18/15. Sean McKeag | Times Leader</caption3><photoCredit3>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_TTL121915GBBCoughlin2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Coughlin&#x2019;s Niasha Sherry, right, makes a shot against G.A.R.&#x2019;s Alexis Whiting on Friday night. 12/18/15. Sean McKeag | Times Leader</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_TTL121915GBBCoughlin2.jpg</photo4><caption4>Coughlin&#x2019;s Niasha Sherry, right, makes a shot against G.A.R.&#x2019;s Alexis Whiting on Friday night. 12/18/15. Sean McKeag | Times Leader</caption4><photoCredit4>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
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Local sports roundup: Jordan Black, Pat Mitchell lead Pittston Area past Wyoming Area